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LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, cast into the political wilderness after her party was wiped out in the Lok Sabha elections, has started plotting a comeback. After failing to win even a single seat in parliament, the Dalit leader is getting down to the task of reorganising the BSP as she copes with the loss of a key vote bank and leaders deserting the party. Back in Lucknow after an almost two-month stay in New Delhi, Mayawati has started exhaustive review meetings of the BSP's district, zonal and divisional units.

LUCKNOW: BSP president Mayawati today accused BJP and Samajwadi Party of spreading hatred and communalism in the society as some of their leaders were "spewing venom" and demanded stern action against them. "The manner in which (some) BJP and SP leaders are spreading communalism and hatred is most condemnable and unfortunate... this also proves how these two are serving their political interests through this public slugfest," Mayawati said in a party release issued here.

LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition, pending against former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and former cabinet minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui relating to the Taj Heritage Corridor (THC) case. Justice Vishnu Chandra Gupta of the HC's Lucknow bench passed the judgment yesterday on a criminal revision petition filed by two persons of Etawah district in 2009, challenging the June 5, 2007 order of the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption (central)

LUCKNOW: BSP supremo Mayawati today asked her party MPs and MLAs that instead of donating to the government, they should give as relief their one month salary directly to farmers affected by recent unseasonal rains and hailstorm in their respective constituencies. "The farmers are going through a bad phase due to unexpected rain and hailstorm, but despite reports of suicides the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government were involved only in paperwork," Mayawati alleged in a statement here.

LUCKNOW: For a party born and rooted in the philosophy of BR Ambedkar, Bahuajn Samaj Party chief Mayawati confined herself to offering floral tributes and a speech to a relatively smaller gathering on the 124th birth anniversary of the party icon. Known for holding huge rallies, the gathering on Tuesday at the Ambedkar Memorial was less than a fifth of usual attendance. Though she hit out at BJP and Congress for attempting to appropriate the legacy of Ambedkar, the BSP chief was found wanting in organising a fitting celebration' in the state capital and districts at the start of the 125th birth anniversary year of Ambedkar, even as BSP rivals are trying to outdo each other in various parts of the country.

LUCKNOW: BSP supremo Mayawati today alleged that Shiv Sena's demand to revoke voting rights of Muslims was on the instance of BJP. "Shiv Sena's statement that voting powers of Muslims should be revoked to stop vote bank politics is unconstitutional. It said it on the instance of BJP," Mayawati said at the occasion of anniversary celebrations of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar here. She also said if BJP was not behind the satement made by Shiv Sena, it (Sena) should be shown an "outside door" to the from the NDA government at the Centre.

LUCKNOW: BSP supremo Mayawati today accused the Centre as well as Uttar Pradesh government of being "insensitive" towards farmers facing crop loss due to unprecedented rains and hailstorm. While addressing workers on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar, Mayawati said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was already on foreign tour and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was expected to leave for Germany today when farmers are suffering. "At the time when farmers of the country are in distress, the Prime Minister is visiting foreign countries," she said, adding, "Now the Chief Minister too is leaving for one. " Referring to distribution of cheques of meagre amount to farmers, she accused the Akhilesh Yadav-led government of being "unsympathetic" towards them.

LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday tried to corner the Samajwadi Party government in the state over its bid to deny quota in promotions to Dalit employees. After lying low since the Lok Sabha defeat, Mayawati turned aggressive and tore into both the central as well as the state government . She said that the Narendra Modi government had only fooled people and made minorities especially Muslims and Christians insecure. "Modi's slogan of Sabka Haanth, Sabka Vikas and was only meant to fool people.

LUCKNOW: BSP supremo Mayawati today ridiculed Akhilesh Yadav for encouraging use of cycle, drawing a spontaneous retort from the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister . "Akhilesh has nothing to do. If he does not ride cycle, what else will he do," Mayawati posed at a press conference here. Pat came a reply from the chief minister, who said, "cycling is good for health, she should know. " Akhilesh said she did not have any issue to raise and was, therefore, dabbling in non-issues.

LUCKNOW: Days before Parliament meets after its recess, BSP supremo Mayawati today made it clear that her party with 10 members in Rajya Sabha will not support the Land Acquisition Bill . "The Centre should withdraw the bill amending land acquisition. It should implement the Act passed in 2013," she told a press conference here. Opposing the land bill, Mayawati said it was not in the interest of the farmers and should be immediately withdrawn. Mayawati said her party MPs not joining the march by the opposition leaders to the President on the issue of the land bill should not be taken as she was in favour of the proposed legislation.